Driving public sector diversity

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

contribute to supporting public sector diversity, including increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and women in senior leadership roles in the government sector(supporting the Premier’s Priority to double the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in senior leadership roles, and increase the proportion of women in senior leadership roles to 50% in the government sector by 2025)

build the foundations and enablers for a diverse and inclusive workforce

show outstanding inclusive leadership which develops future leaders

Creating jobs

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

contribute to the creation of new jobs in NSW(supporting the Premier’s Priority to create 150,000 new jobs by 2019) attract business to NSW

create jobs in NSW, and particularly in regional NSW

deliver training and development opportunities that support employment outcomes

increase employment outcomes for young people, Aboriginal people, and people with disability

Reducing domestic violence reoffending

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

reduce the number of domestic violence perpetrators who re-offend(supporting the Premier’s Priority to reduce the proportion of domestic violence perpetrators reoffending by 25% by 2019)

deliver long-term culture change to prevent domestic violence

change offender behaviour

support vulnerable women and families

Improving service levels in hospitals

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

lead to more patients going through emergency departments within four hours (supporting the Premier’s Priority to move 81% of patients through emergency departments within four hours by 2019).

improve patient and staff safety and quality in emergency departments

enhance whole of hospital and integrated care programs

reduce waiting times for patients

improve patient flow through the hospital

improve ambulance offload times of patients to the emergency department

improve service and access to healthcare in regional NSW

Tackling childhood obesity

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

lead to a reduction in the overweight and obesity rates of children(supporting the Premier’s Priority to reduce overweight and obesity rates of children by five percentage points by 2025)

support overweight or obese children and their families, resulting in improved health and wellbeing

promote healthy eating and physical activity to children and families

create inclusive and enjoyable activities for children that improve fitness levels

promote community engagement in healthy eating and/or active living

Improving education results

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

increase the number of NSW students in the top two NAPLAN bands (supporting the Premier’s Priority to increase the proportion of NSW students in the top two NAPLAN bands by 8% by 2019)

result in improved literacy and numeracy skills among NSW students

increase retention of NSW students in schools

increase the uptake of further study

Protecting our kids

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

reduce the number of children and young people re-reported at risk of significant harm (supporting the Premier’s Priority to decrease the percentage of children and young people re-reported at risk of significant harm by 15% by 2019)

decrease the risk of significant harm to children

lead to better prevention, detection and investigation of situations where children may be at risk

Reducing youth homelessness

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

support more young people to successfully move from Specialist Homelessness Services to long-term accommodation (supporting the Premier’s Priority to increase the proportion of young people who successfully move from Specialist Homelessness Services to long-term accommodation to more than 34% by 2019)

provide prevention or early intervention support for young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, resulting in ongoing provision of stable accommodation

help transition more young homeless people from homelessness to stable long-term accommodation

improve access to education, training, and healthcare for homeless young people

Keeping our environment clean

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

contribute to reducing the volume of litter in the state (supporting the Premier’s Priority to reduce the volume of litter by 40% by 2020)

promote community engagement and activity to reduce litter in local areas

conserve and protect the environment

increase recycling

improve sustainable waste management

Delivering infrastructure

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

result in key metropolitan, regional and local infrastructure projects being delivered on time and on budget (supporting the Premier’s Priority on delivering infrastructure)

result in key infrastructure projects that deliver to communities and achieve government objectives

increase community support for projects due to exceptional engagement with stakeholders and communities

Making housing more affordable

Programs/initiatives/innovations/improvements that:

contribute to the delivery of housing completions

lead to more housing approvals being determined within 40 days

support state-led rezoning for additional dwellings(supporting the Premier’s Priority to deliver 61,000 housing completions on average per year to 2021, focussing on two targets: 90 per cent of housing approvals determined within 40 days by 2019, and State-led rezoning for 10,000 additional dwellings on average per year in appropriate areas to 2021)

increase housing supply

make it easier for people to find or build homes to suit their lifestyle

Anthea Kerr Award

The Anthea Kerr Award is a standalone award within the NSW Premier’s Awards for Public Service. The Anthea Kerr Award is awarded in honour of Anthea Kerr, an Assistant Director General at the Department of Finance and Services who passed away suddenly at 38 years of age.

The award is to recognise future public sector leaders who are under 35 years of age. Nominations for the Anthea Kerr award are invited separately to the 12 categories, and will be judged against a separate criteria.